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14 Songs You Should Never Play In A Bar

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 09:10 PM CDT

Nothing is worse than having a perfectly good drinking session ruined by a song that either doesn't belong in a bar, has been crammed down your ears too many times, or just plain sucks.

Firefox Download counter

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 08:50 PM CDT

The number of people that actually got through before the crash.

Legal Drugs Kill Far More Than Illegal

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 08:32 PM CDT

From "Scarface" to "Miami Vice," Florida's drug problem has been portrayed as the story of a single narcotic: cocaine. But for Floridians, prescription drugs are increasingly a far more lethal habit.

Man orders pet python to attack police officers

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 08:17 PM CDT

Man orders pet snake to attack police officers but python doesn't obey....

Sacha Baron Cohen's “Bruno” Coming To Theaters May 2009

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 08:02 PM CDT

Universal announced that the film "Bruno" — Sasha Baron Cohen's big-screen follow-up to "Borat" featuring his lovably gay Austrian fashion reporter character — will be in theaters on May 15, 2009. This is intriguing for three reasons...

Watch Out for Cars with Bumper Stickers. They Are Dangerous!

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 07:47 PM CDT

That's the surprising conclusion of a recent study by Colorado State University. Drivers of cars with bumper stickers, window decals, personalized license plates and other "territorial markers" not only get mad when someone cuts in their lane but they are more likely than those who do not personalize their cars to use their vehicles to express rage

APOD: Eta Carinae and the Homunculus Nebula

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 07:30 PM CDT

How did the star Eta Carinae create this unusual nebula? No one knows for sure. About 165 years ago, the southern star Eta Carinae mysteriously became the second brightest star in the night sky. In 20 years, after ejecting more mass than our Sun, Eta Car unexpected faded. This outburst appears to have created the Homunculus Nebula, pictured above i

Jon Stewart Mocks Media For Peddling Insane Obama Rumors

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 07:12 PM CDT

On Monday night's "Daily Show," Jon mocked the media's willingness to peddle insane rumors about Barack Obama — and their tendency to blame the rumor-mongering on internet sites. Calling it "Baracknophobia," Stewart showed clips of anchor and pundits from all three cable networks repeating baseless rumors (Muslim, plagiarist, sexist, etc.) .

The New York City Waterfalls

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 06:54 PM CDT

New York City is now 10 days away from the unveiling of "Waterfalls," the much anticipated and hyped $15 million public art project by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The project will be the biggest public art installation since "The Gates" in Central Park, 2005. Personally I wish they fix and paint my N train station instead...

Meet the Sniper Video Released

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 06:40 PM CDT

The best one yet!

Top 30+ Vista tweaks, tricks, and hacks

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 06:30 PM CDT

Vista: Tweaked, Tuned, and Hacked presents over 30 nifty tweaks and tricks to make Vista run better, faster, and less annoying. Learn how to boot faster, get rid of annoying prompts, customize your bootscreen, activate the hidden "super-admin" account, and even use YOUR video clips as an animated wallpaper (no third-party apps needed!)

Dumb Woman Bus Driver

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 06:20 PM CDT

As we have seen time and time again women are not good drivers. They shouldnt be allowed behind the wheel of a smart car let alone a giant public bus.

New Two-Face Clip From THE DARK KNIGHT!!

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 06:00 PM CDT

An awesome clip from one of the new viral marketing sites.

Azureus is Dead, Vuze Goes Social

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 06:00 PM CDT

After 5 years, the popular BitTorrent client Azureus is no more. The Vuze team has officially abandoned the Azureus name and the new "social" BitTorrent client is now completely integrated into the Vuze content distribution platform.

Top 45 Music Websites For Great Free Music

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 06:00 PM CDT

Delivering the best of the best free music on the Internet is what these Top 45 Music websites are best known for and now, they are presented to music lovers the world over as an easy reference guide to bookmark.

KISS Blasts Radiohead For Giving Their Music Away For Free

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 05:50 PM CDT

Gene Simmons says the British rockers – who gave fans the choice to download last year's album 'In Rainbows' for free or pay a sum of their choosing - says their decision is contributing to the demise of the record industry and insists his band would never follow suit. Question: Would you download KISS' new music EVEN IF gave it away for free?

Power User's Guide to Firefox 3

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 05:40 PM CDT

You already know about Firefox 3's marquee new features, but now it's time to dig deep and unearth the shortcuts, tweaks, and even Easter eggs that Mozilla marketing doesn't mention. In honor of today's official release of Firefox 3, let's dive in past it's most talked-about feature-set into its lesser-known power uses, tricks, and customizations.

And Obama's veep is ... a Republican?

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 05:30 PM CDT

Something strange happened to Chuck Hagel over the last couple of years: He started to turn into McCain. Not the McCain who's running for president this year, the McCain of old - the man who used to be a democrat's republican. Now Hagel's being discussed as a contender for Barack Obama's vice-presidential pick. A bold idea or political fantasy?

10 Things To Do In Amsterdam, BESIDES Smoking Pot

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 05:20 PM CDT

Coffee shops are the shit for many an Amsterdam virgin, yet locals view them as tourist traps lacking in "gezelligheid," or coziness, the cornerstone of Dutch culture. Smoking yourself into a coma at the Bulldog is just fine, but you're going to miss out.

It's easy to be green...when you're filthy, filthy rich

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 05:10 PM CDT

Xeriscaping, geothermal heat, solar panels, grey water systems, if you've got lots of extra green, you can turn your sustainability up to 11. Check out some really cool ways to zero out your footprint that are actually financially justified in the long run. Now if only we all had $55,000 just lying around!

Green Celebrities - Who Want To Save The Planet

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 05:01 PM CDT

Find out who drives a Prius, works with Global Green and wants to save the rain forest.

Racist Obama Buttons Sold at Texas Republican Convention

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 04:51 PM CDT

A booth at this weekend's Texas Republican convention sold buttons asking, "If Obama Is President…Will We Still Call It The White House? The company that makes the buttons boasts providing "Patriotic and Republican Products."

Like us, chimps need hugs and kisses

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 04:31 PM CDT

Researchers studying people's closest genetic relatives found that stress was reduced in chimps that were victims of aggression if a third chimp stepped in to offer consolation. The result was a reduction of stress behavior such as scratching or self-grooming by the victim of aggression

War! I bet you've never had a day in the office like this!

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 04:30 PM CDT

I have never seen such a battle!

First Glimpse At Two Face From The Dark Knight

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 03:59 PM CDT

The new clip gives us a first glimpse of Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face from the back only but you can tell his face is messed up.

Grandmother, 76, investigated over deaths of five husbands |

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 03:40 PM CDT

'Black Widow', charged with hiring hitman to murder ex-husband, may also be responsible for killing four other husbands

Were Meteorites the Origin of Life on Earth?

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 03:40 PM CDT

A new study finds that a pair of chemical building blocks similar to those in genetic material was present in a meteorite before it fell to Earth in the 1960s. Researchers say the finding makes it slightly more plausible that meteorite bombardments may have seeded ancient Earth with life's raw materials, potentially paving the way for life itself.

Romans Used 20-Sided Dice Two Millennia Before D&D

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 03:32 PM CDT

Many of us geeks take great pride in the ability to recite the history of role-playing games based on the 20-sided die, but what about the history of the die itself? Apparently it predates the original Dungeons and Dragons by almost two millenia.

MySpace Wins Another Verdict Against Alleged Spammer

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 03:11 PM CDT

An arbitrator has ruled that Scott Richter and his Web marketing company, Media Breakaway LLC of Westminster, Colo., must pay MySpace $4.8 million in damages and $1.2 million in attorney's fees for barraging MySpace members with unsolicited advertisements.

Coffee Drinkers Have Slightly Lower Death Rates, Study Finds

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 03:04 PM CDT

A new study has good news for coffee drinkers: Regular coffee drinking (up to 6 cups per day) is not associated with increased deaths in either men or women. In fact, both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption is associated with a somewhat smaller rate of death from heart disease.

Pearl Jam offers streaming 'bootlegs'

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 02:54 PM CDT

Pearl Jam, a band with a reputation for delivering great live performances, is offering to sell "bootleg" recordings of the group's concert shows. Fans can go to Pearljam.com and purchase streaming downloads or burn-to-order CDs of each of the band's performances during its 2008 concert tour, which launched last week in Florida. Internap is oversee

Mets Fire Manager Willie Randolph

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 02:52 PM CDT

Willie Randolph will be replaced by the bench coach Jerry Manuel. Also fired were two coaches, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first-base coach Tom Nieto.

10 Drunk Photos You Don't Want To Be In

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 02:30 PM CDT

Let's face it, we have all been really drunk and made some mistakes. This is part of being human. The good news is that a lot of times, when you act a fool, your friends are in a similar state of mind and probably weren't concerned with you being you. Unfortunately, the mass proliferation of digital camera ownership increases the chance that you...

Democrats Ready to Gut the Constitution

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 02:30 PM CDT

It's a rigged game without a referee...

McCain Sets a New Record: 10 Flip-Flops in Two Weeks

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 02:10 PM CDT

In his eternal quest for the Republican presidential nomination, the supposed maverick John McCain has repeatedly reversed long-held positions and compromised purportedly core principles. From the Bush tax cuts, the religious right and immigration reform to overturning Roe v. Wade, proclaiming Samuel Alito a model Supreme Court Justice, bashing...

Spore Creature Creator (early download)

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 02:10 PM CDT

Got the download link a few hours early. This is not the cracked release, but the full official download. Website (w/this link) should go live in a few hrs, but enjoy it early.

Rainforest/Endangered Species Destroyed By Palm Oil Industry

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 02:10 PM CDT

0 Trans fat cooking oils are on the rise, however new sustainable solutions must be implemented for the safety of our rain forests and endangered animals.Raise awareness! Stop using palm oil!

Wine 1.0 Released

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 02:00 PM CDT

The Wine team is proud to announce that Wine 1.0 is now available.This is the first stable release of Wine after 15 years of developmentand beta testing. Many thanks to everybody who helped us along thatlong road!

Big Hands. Big Feet. Big ...?

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 01:50 PM CDT

Can you tell the size of a man's penis by looking at his hands or feet, or by how tall he is? Urban legend asserts that you can. But what evidence is there?

Team Fortress 2 Pyro Update Coming This Thursday

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 01:40 PM CDT

Valve has announced that the Pyro class update for its online multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2 will be released this Thursday. To celebrate the update, the company is also doing a free TF2 Weekend, starting this friday.

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